A LIVERPOOL schoolgirl with a rare skin condition was sent home because her trousers breached uniform rules.

Today sixth former Sarah Stocks’s furious mother blasted staff at St Hilda’s, Sefton Park, claiming her daughter’s jeans are the most comfortable for her to wear.

Sarah, 17, from Woolton, is among 5% of the population who suffers from skin disorder dermatographic urticaria, commonly known as skin writing.

The condition sees skin become inflamed and can be triggered by abrasive clothing.

Mrs Stocks said that her daughter wears the black jeans-style trousers because she has discovered through trial and error that they do not cause the condition to flare up.

However, the school insists there are plenty of naturally made garments on the market which the teenager could wear without discomfort.

Mrs Stocks said today: “Most school uniform is polyester and even some cottons can send her into a rash and she has come home crying.”

But headteacher Christopher Yates said: “Pupils can wear skirts and there are also plenty of acceptable trousers made from natural fibres which we are perfectly happy for her to wear but she was sent home for wearing black jeans.”